We haven't come a long way...

"Girls don't like to play games."
"Maybe they're not socially conditioned to compete like men are."

Comments from 1958? Try yesterday.

That's right girls; we don't like to play games or compete. Wouldn't we just rather work on some sewing project? Get back in the kitchen, honey, because you don't belong on the field.

In the year 2003, the female athlete is a lot like the vagrant you pass on the way to work: sure you know they're there, but you ignore them because you don't think they should be. We should be ashamed to live in a society where a woman's achievements - on par with and, many times, better than a man's - receive little to no recognition merely because of her gender. Women constitute slightly over half of this planet's population, are solely responsible for the upbringing of far more children than men, have limitless untapped capabilities, and could be Earth's greatest asset. But as far as the media, and perhaps the general populace, are concerned...?

"Try taking off that top... then we'll give you a trophy."